Things are getting worse, not better, for harvest transport across the Mississippi River, the nation's second-largest waterway. Regional drought conditions have made it impossible, in some [.]
Construction is currently underway on a 1500-foot wide levee beneath the Mississippi River to stop salt water from pushing up the river as it faces record-setting low levels. The problem is the [.]
Shipping costs for barges continue to hyperinflate as water levels in some parts of the Mississippi River reach record lows. A stretch of the river about 125 miles northeast of Memphis near [.]
The city of Los Angeles is pushing for water independence as severe drought continues to wreak havoc throughout California. However, many projects to expand the city's ability to capture, [.]
Less precipitation in central California and restricted water supplies coming in from the Colorado River to the southernmost parts of the state have withered many summer crops like tomatoes and [.]